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New section added.

Just added a new section to our website.
"Out & About near Gorleston" section page is to show local points of interest (shops, food & drink etc) for people visiting the area of Gorleston.

Xander's short animation films

Xander has made a couple of short animations at a new club he goes to called "Adventures in Animations".
The links are listed below :).
 
 

Xander came 3rd again :).

Last month Xander entered a photo competion on the photography web site Ephotozine in there junior section. And me and mum are proud to say he got 3rd place for his image of Herringfleet Mill. The comp was called "I spy something with M" hence the mill image being entered.
He has a great average in there comps they run, as he has entered 3 in total now and has been placed 3rd in all three competions (3 for 3).
Below is the image that got him placed 3rd, he won a (Photographers sun postion compass).

School gifts.

We had the pleassure this week in giving my sons primary school 2 telescopes. As they are studying about space this half term. One telescope is for the school so the pupils can get to grips with a telescope them seleves. And the other is for the school to give as a prize for a comp that will be at there descrection to arrange.
I was lucky enough to take a couple of my telescopes and binoculas etc to show the years 1 & 2 last week with the massive help from my wife Bev.
The children where wonderful and asked all the right questions and had a great knowledge of space and all things up in the heavens etc.

Xander's awards.

Wishing Xander many congrats on getting a Junior Gallery Award yesterday on the photo website Ephotozine. For his picture of our cat called "Biscuits waiting".
Also a massive well done on being the Photo of the Day image on the website Photography Cafe.
Well done Xander.
Love Dad, Mum & little sis Aeryn. xxx.
 
Below is the pic in question..

Half term upon us.

Well the February school half term is almost upon us, Good time for me and Xander to get out and about to do some much needed photography.
I hear we could be in for some snow over this time, back out with the wellies and hats and cloves again :).
Also it's expected over the next few nights that we in the UK may be lucky enough to see the Northern lights in the nights sky.
"Two CMEs (coronal mass ejections) are expected to arrive in the next 24-48 hours and further...displays are possible some time over the next two nights if skies are clear.

Thank you letter from the Childrens ward (JPH).

A nice thank you letter we got from our local Childrens ward at the James Paget Hospital.
Thanking us for a couple of donations we had given them.
A couple of new toy cars, and 2 A2 size canvas prints, to help brighten up the walls for the young kids to look at.
And hopefully brighten up the young childrens who are using the kids ward.
Looking forward to giving more to the Kids ward in the very near future.
Regards Adam & Xander..

Donated prints to Kids ward.

Both me & Bev & the kids visited our Local Childrens Ward at the James Paget Hospital today, to give them a couple of A2 size canvas prints.
This was as a thank you for the wonderfull care our daughter (Aeryn) received during a recent inpatient visit to remove her Adoniods and to put Gromits into both of her ears.
Hope they will help to give the kids something nice and fun to view during there stays.
Adam..

Xander's Birthday.

Wishing my son Xander a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY today, It's his 7th Birthday.
Lots of pressents for him to unwrap when he gets home from school. :) :).
Lots of love from,
Dad & Mum and little sis Aeryn. -x-.

Update

Yeah the kids are back to school today :).

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone & i hope you all have a cracking year ahead in 2011.

Xmas card.

Wishing a Merry Chistmas in 2010 & a Happy New Year in 2011, to all our customers old and new alike.
Warm regards from Adam & Xander..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Christmas sale.

During the month of December 2010 we will be having a sale on our prices on the site.
Starting from free P&P costs through to -%15 off list prices shown.
For further information on this festive offer please enquire using the contact form for full info.
Regards Adam..

Poppy day

Another year another Poppy/ Remembrance day & more names added to long lists.
I and my family will never forget their brave acts for what they have done for us all.
I have been listing to "The Soldier's" new album Coming home. A very stirring listen, and one worth buying.
They were on this weeks Strickly Come Dancing show on the BBC, A lovely performance.
Lest we never forget, we will always remember.
Adam..

update:

As the nights are really drawing in at the moment both me and Xander are looking forward to being able to do more night, dawn & dusk photography. As he's only young the summer time proves too be some what difficult for him to get out for dawn shots even dusk shots in the summer are to late for him to be up. So the winter time is when he came come out with me to get the shots we are after.
We are looking forward to Fireworks night this year, just trying to choose witch display to attend. May be able to attend more than one as normally they are spread over a couple of nights :).

Update

As the nights are drawing in now it was nice to get out with Xander last night before his bed time to do some night photography.
Got some lovely shots of the moon using our 300-800mm lens.
I must try and get my telescope sorted to take pictures, i'm sure the results would be amazing.
Adam..

blog update.

Back at the start of the schools summers holidays last July, i was able to supply the 5 main prizes to a completion aimed at the Junior members on the well know photo site Ephotozine.
 
The comp was a smashing success with entries coming in from all over the world, and in there masses. And both myself and Xander where able to join in in the Judging/ voting process.
 
The winners came from all walks of life and locations too, with the main winner from USA and second place in Oman (Middle East).

My first blog.

Well here goes my first blog :).
Been busy doing some portrait pictures over the past couple of days.
At the mo i'm looking into buying a new caravan for some good ole family hols around the country next summer. There are tons of caravans out there ( a massive challenge to find the right one). Only thing we have set out is it needs to be at least a 4 berth and not over 21 foot in total length. Then both me and Xander can take our time finding great locations to do our photography, as i'm still really new to landscapes.